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Procedures
for the Establishment, Merger and Closing of Departments, Divisions
& Similar Entities within School
The
proposed revision to the Statutes of the Trustees and The Handbook
for Faculty and Academic Administrators, Section II.E.14, "Procedures
for the Establishment, Merger and Closing of Departments, Divisions
and Similar Entities within Schools" published For
Comment on April 30, 2002 was approved without comment, accepted
Of Record, and became effective July 1, 2002.
--
Barbara Lowery, Associate Provost
Policy
on the Use of upenn.edu Domain Name Space
The
Network Policy Committee, IT Roundtable, and the Vice Provost for
ISC wish to call your attention to a recently approved computing
policy. This policy specifies the naming requirements for domains
within the upenn.edu domain name space. A structured approach
to domain naming conventions will result in less ambiguity and will
reduce duplicate requests and/or contention for domain names. The
policy also provides links to documents that make the process of
requesting changes easier to understand and more consistent with
the local policies of School and Center computing.
The
full policy text can be found online at http://www.isc-net.upenn.edu/policy/approved/20011108-upenndomain.html.
--Information
Systems and Computing, Networking and Telecommunications
This
year Rosh Hashanah will be observed on Saturday, September 7 and
Sunday, September 8. Please remember that Jewish holidays begin
at sunset on the day preceding the date given; thus the observance
of Rosh Hashanah will begin at sundown, Friday, September 6. Yom
Kippur is on Monday,
September 16. Observance will begin at sundown on Sunday, September
15.
Reminder:
Policy on Secular and Religious Holidays
Effective
July 1, 1996; Revised March 30, 2001
- The University
recognizes/observes the following secular holidays: Martin Luther
King Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Thanksgiving and the day after,
Labor Day, and New Year's Day.
- The University
also recognizes that there are several religious holidays that
affect large numbers of University community members, including
Christmas, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first two days of
Passover, and Good Friday. In consideration of their significance
for many students, no examinations may be given and no assigned
work may be required on these days. Students who observe these
holidays will be given an opportunity to make up missed work
in both laboratories and lecture courses. If an examination
is given on the first class day after one of these holidays,
it must not cover material introduced in class on that holiday.
Faculty should realize that Jewish holidays begin at sundown
on the evening before the published date of the holiday. Late
afternoon exams should be avoided on these days. Also, no examinations
may be held on Saturday or Sunday in the undergraduate schools
unless they are also available on other days. Nor should seminars
or other regular classes be scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays
unless they are also available at other times.
- The University
recognizes that there are other holidays, both religious and
secular, which are of importance to some individuals and groups
on campus. Such occasions include, but are not limited to, Sukkot,
the last two days of Passover, Shavuot, Shemini Atzerat, and
Simchat Torah, as well as Chinese New Year, the Muslim New Year,
and the Islamic holidays Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. Students
who wish to observe such holidays must inform their instructors
within the first two weeks of each semester of their intent
to observe the holiday even when the exact date of the holiday
will not be known until later so that alternative arrangements
convenient to both students and faculty can be made at the earliest
opportunity. Students who make such arrangements will not be
required to attend classes or take examinations on the designated
days, and faculty must provide reasonable opportunities for
such students to make up missed work and examinations. For this
reason it is desirable that faculty inform students of all examination
dates at the start of each semester. Exceptions to the requirement
of a make-up examination must be approved in advance by the
undergraduate dean of the school in which the course is offered.
--Robert
Barchi, Provost
The
following policy, effective July 2000, supercedes Policy # 004,
dated October 1, 1973. For
more information visit www.upenn.edu/affirm-action/.
The
Policy of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination
The
University of Pennsylvania's special character is reflected
in the diversity of the Penn community. Men and women of different
races, religions, nationalities and backgrounds are necessary to
achieve the University's ultimate purpose: the improvement
of the human condition through the pursuit of learning and the generation
of knowledge. Diversity is prized at Penn because it helps to create
the educational environment that best prepares students to contribute
to an increasingly diverse and rapidly shrinking world. We must
continue, therefore, to seek talented faculty, students and staff
who will help constitute a community at Penn that is diverse in
race, ethnicity, interests and perspectives.
The
foundation for achieving, valuing, and managing diversity at Penn
is equal opportunity. We have a clear commitment to equal opportunity,
non-discrimination, and affirmative action. This policy re-affirms
our commitment in this regard. This policy of equal opportunity,
affirmative action, and non-discrimination is fundamental to the
effective functioning of the University as an institution of teaching,
scholarship, and public service.
Penn
adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination against individuals
on the following protected-class bases: race, color, sex (except
where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification), sexual orientation,
religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age (except where age
is a bona fide occupational qualification), disability (and those
associated with persons with disabilities), or status as a special
disabled, Vietnam era veteran or other eligible veteran.
Our
task is to eliminate any patterns of prohibited unequal treatment
from a community that prizes diversity. We must monitor our policies,
procedures, and practices for equal opportunity and access to the
services, programs, and opportunities our community has to offer
individuals.
Penn
is committed to ensuring that all academic programs (except where
age or sex are bona fide occupational qualifications), including
social and recreational programs, and services are administered
without regard to an individual's protected-class status.
Penn
is also committed to ensuring that its personnel and other employment
decisions are made without regard to an individual's protected-class
status. Personnel and other employment decisions include, but may
not be limited to, outreach and recruitment, application, selection,
promotion and other transfers, compensation, benefits administration,
layoffs and other personnel transitions, University sponsored training
and educational programs, and tuition assistance.
Penn
is dedicated to an organizational strategy that supports the full
realization of equal employment opportunity for all through affirmative
action predicated on the following tenets:
- Serious
and imaginative outreach, recruitment, and advertising methods.
- Periodic
reviews of the personnel and other employment decisions made
by hiring officers.
- Thorough
analysis of Penn's faculty and staff workforce composition
to determine areas of underutilization for which concentrated
or special effort is due.
- Provision
of professional and management development opportunities for
faculty and staff that builds skills and knowledge around equal
opportunity, as well as valuing and effectively managing Penn's
diverse work environments.
- Provision
of skill development and enhancement opportunities for staff.
- Provision
of technical assistance on the implementation of this policy,
as needed, to schools, departments, and centers.
As
a federal contractor, Penn has a written Affirmative Action Plan
to address the utilization of women and minorities and to address
the inclusion of persons with disabilities, special disabled and
Vietnam era veterans in Penn's workforce.
This
policy also recognizes an individual's right to raise and pursue
concerns of alleged discrimination to a University resource office
or to an appropriate individual within a school, department, or
center without adverse action or retaliation for doing so. The Affirmative
Action Plan describes the University resources available to faculty,
staff, students, and applicants for employment or admission to Penn
who believe they have been discriminated against on the basis of
their protected-class status.
Penn's
non-discrimination and affirmative action policies and programs
are developed, administered, and monitored centrally through the
Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs in collaboration
with the Division of Human Resources and the Office of the Associate
Provost. The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
Programs is located organizationally within the Office of the President.
Questions and concerns regarding these policies and programs, as
well as requests for educational programs on affirmative action,
equal opportunity, and nondiscrimination, should be directed to
the Executive Director, Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
Programs, Sansom Place East, Suite 228, 3600 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-6106, (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TIDID).
This
policy covers faculty and staff, matriculated students, applicants
for faculty and staff employment, and applicants to Penn's
academic programs and other activities.
--Judith
Rodin, President
--Robert
Barchi, Provost
This policy
is available in alternate format upon request
Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 2, September 3, 2002
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